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In our December 2013 Editorial(1), we reported that with regard to penetrant testing (PT) and magnetic particle testing (MT), there were some differences between the EN/ISO standards and the ASTM E1316 standard and we provided some examples.

Other differences exist, mainly about the name and the abbreviated term of some NDT methods, as shown in the following table.

ISO 9712:12

ASTM E 1316-14

NDT methods

Abbreviated terms

NDT methods

Abbreviated terms

Infrared thermographic testing

TT

Infrared testing

IRT

Eddy current testing

ET

Electromagnetic testing

ET

Magnetic testing*

MT

Magnetic particle testing

MT

Penetrant testing

PT

Liquid penetrant testing

PT

Radiographic testing

RT

Gamma- and X-radiologic testing

RT

* There is a mistake because the word « particle » is missing. It shall be written « Magnetic particle testing ».

It would be so better to use the same names for the NDT methods and the same relevant abbreviated terms in order to rely upon only one terminology worldwide.

Sometimes, in French, the term “TT” is erroneously used as a short term for “Toutes Techniques” (i.e. "All Techniques" in English), which should not be done to avoid any confusion with "Infrared thermographic Testing”?